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pleonasm
\PLEE-uh-naz-uhm\, noun:
1. The use of more words than are necessary to express an idea; as, "I saw it with my own eyes."
2. An instance or example of pleonasm.
3. A superfluous word or expression.
THE THING ABOUT REDONDO IS THAT HE ENJOYS USING AN EXCESSIVE, OR SHALL I SAY "SUPERFLUOUS" AMOUNT OF WORDS TO EXPRESS, OR "GET OUT," AN IDEA OF HIS OWN THAT HE HAS. IN A WORD, HE LIKES PLEONASMS.
1. The use of more words than are necessary to express an idea; as, "I saw it with my own eyes."
2. An instance or example of pleonasm.
3. A superfluous word or expression.
THE THING ABOUT REDONDO IS THAT HE ENJOYS USING AN EXCESSIVE, OR SHALL I SAY "SUPERFLUOUS" AMOUNT OF WORDS TO EXPRESS, OR "GET OUT," AN IDEA OF HIS OWN THAT HE HAS. IN A WORD, HE LIKES PLEONASMS.
posted by Matt | 3/20/2006
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